ARBIL, Iraq, Nov 1 (APP/AFP): Elite Iraqi forces were poised Tuesday for a first push into Mosul, after the prime minister warned militants who hold the city have no choice but to surrender or die. Forces from Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) were fighting IS in Gogjali, a village on the eastern edge of Mosul that they reached on Monday. While CTS may soon enter Mosul, which IS overran two years ago, it will likely have to wait for other units to catch up before making a concerted push into the city. “We are currently advancing in Gogjali,” Staff Lieutenant General Abdelwahab al-Saadi, a senior CTS officer, told AFP.
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Iraq forces poised for first push into Mosul
